Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 638 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Past = V2): Time words: yesterday, last Sunday, two days ago, last week, in 2023. Regular verbs add -ed (cleaned, studied, jogged); irregular verbs change (went, ate, wrote, bought). The same form works for every subject. Questions and “not” use did + the base verb: Did you go? He did not go.

1. 1.They did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
2. 2.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawn
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taking (d) taked
4. 4.Kabir ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washed
5. 5.Ira ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) will study (d) studies
6. 6.___ my parents cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
7. 7.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
8. 8.My sister did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
10. 10.We ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watched
11. 11.Rahul ___ to school two days ago. (a) goed (b) goes (c) went (d) will go
12. 12.I did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) built
13. 13.___ he play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.___ my parents ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.She ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swimmed
16. 16.My sister ___ the match in 2023. (a) winned (b) will win (c) won (d) wins
17. 17.They did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean
18. 18.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
19. 19.My brother did not ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flying (d) flyed
21. 21.They ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drink
22. 22.He did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) baked
23. 23.Priya did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
24. 24.My friends did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
25. 25.Rahul did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
26. 26.___ I swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.Karan did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
28. 28.Vivaan ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
29. 29.___ the students wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
31. 31.He ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) has danced (b) dances (c) danced (d) will dance
32. 32.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throwed (d) thrown
33. 33.You did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) ate
34. 34.Nisha ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watches (c) has watched (d) watched
35. 35.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
36. 36.___ they study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.He did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
39. 39.My friends did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
40. 40.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam

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